Singel Serenade – Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
musical ode, water concert, festival start
The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, performing in small boats sailing around the Singel, presents a musical ode to Utrecht’s historic canals.
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The Garden – Asko | Schönberg & Slagwerk Den Haag
world premiere, political statement
A song cycle for voice and ensemble with annotations, commentary and illustrations by Richard Ayres, commissioned by Asko|Schönberg and London Sinfonietta.
Jurytalk & Composers Meeting: Richard Ayres
The hard cut and juxtaposition
British composer Richard Ayres, former winner of Gaudeamus Award and jury member for the current Gaudeamus Award, talks about his work.
Workshop Modular Sound Synthesis for Beginners
Self proclaimed modular nerd Allert Aalders tells everything about modulaire synthesizers, what they are and how they work.
Turn up the bass (clarinet) – Fie Schouten
bass clarinet festival, brand new works, new generation
New music by young composers from all across the world focusing on the bass clarinet.
Rattling Rhythms #1 – Slagwerk Den Haag
unusual percussion, music pioneers, fascination for sound
Spanking new work by young music pioneers for our favorite percussionists and ensemble-in-residence, Slagwerk Den Haag.
Modulation meets Gaudeamus
vintage synthesizers, unique set-ups, electronic music
Synth collective Sonar Traffic organizes a special edition of Modulation, its bimonthly evening of electronic music in which the modular synthesizer plays a central role.
Club Fluxus: Temko plays Terry Riley
newly built instruments, new series, informal
A programme based around the seldom performed work Shri Camel by Terry Riley, composed in ‘just intonation’ and originally for synthesizer.
Spatial Music – Bozzini Quartet
string quartet, dream landscape, resonating space
Winner of the Gaudeamus Award 2016 Anthony Vine presents the commission that was the result of winning the award. A special and spatial concert featuring three string quartets spread across the Geertekerk.
Late Night – Nikel Ensemble
ensemble in residence, world premiere, rock music analyzed
The Viennese Nikel Ensemble blends electronic and acoustic sounds in an exciting programme with works by Kuo, Poppe en Thurley.
Jurytalk & Composers Meeting: Nicole Lizée
Obsolete Technology, Malfunction and Glitch
Canadian composer and jury member for the Gaudeamus Award 2018 Nicole Lizée tells about her use of multi-media, obsolete technologies, malfunction and glitches.
Senses Working Overtime
Sound art expo
Idiosyncratic collection of performative installations and sensory performances.
Lunchtime concert: Tera de Marez Oyens Award 2018
young talent, conservatory
Lunchtime concert is devoted entirely to Tera de Marez Oyens Award for composition students who graduated from Dutch conservatories in 2016/17 and 2017/18.
Reading Session: From Graphic Score to Modular Patch
In this Reading Session a selection of four submitted graphical scores will be turned into sound by synth wizards Patrick Detampel and Ashley Puente.
Reading Session – Kugoni Trio
Led by Wim Henderickx
Develop your compositional sketch with the Kugoni Trio and Flemish composer Wim Henderickx.
New Music Course
context programme, 20 years of contemporary music
In this course musicologist Thea Derks gives you an overview of the composed music of the last twenty years.
Presentatie IRCAM Workshop: Spatialisation
Six young composers that took part in the IRCAM Research Workshop on ‘spatialisation’ in electronic music show their results.
Paneldiscussie: The New Generation
Thanasis Deligiannis, Genevieve Murphy, Jerzy Bielski, Luke Deane
Four young music theatre makers that are doing a residency (at Gaudeamus, Grachtenfestival or NbProjects) talk about their progress and best practices.
Vulnus – Fors Seulement
vulnerability, recorders, voices
The three young artists premiere Vulnus, an intimate and fragile performance, an unpretentious and honest quest for a deeper connection.
Rattling Rhythms #2 – Slagwerk Den Haag / Ensemble Klang
unusual percussion, music pioneers, fascination for sound
Ensemble-in-residence Slagwerk Den Haag plays new music by young composers nominated for the Gaudeamus Award 2018.